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Archive 2009Osprey - Holy - Grail
p.9 #1Osprey - Holy - Grail
Johnny Bravo wrote:
Nice, very nice--and congrats. Your Holy Grail Official Decoder Ring (2009 model) is in the mail.
Thanks JB. I've got a place reserved in the trophy case for 2009 decoder ring and will always treasure it.
Nice, very nice--and congrats. Your Holy Grail Official Decoder Ring (2009 model) is in the mail.
Thanks JB. I've got a place reserved in the trophy case for 2009 decoder ring and will always treasure it.
Oct 21, 2009 at 07:52 AM
p.9 #2Osprey - Holy - Grail
Hungtran10 wrote:
congrats ken on your might holy grail. great set.
- hung
Thank you, Hung
Ken
congrats ken on your might holy grail. great set.
- hung
Thank you, Hung
Ken
Oct 21, 2009 at 07:53 AM
p.9 #3Osprey - Holy - Grail
ms_yuan wrote:
Wonderful series, with fun commentary. Nicely done!
Thank you, Mark. It sure made my day
Ken
Wonderful series, with fun commentary. Nicely done!
Thank you, Mark. It sure made my day
Ken
Oct 21, 2009 at 08:06 AM
p.9 #5Osprey - Holy - Grail
KirkB wrote:
First thought was WOW! Next image... WOW! Next image... WOW! You get the idea.
Congratulations Zm! 
Everything certainly came together for this sequence and you captured it perfectly Ken.
Masterful work... and yes... this ones going to be hard to beat this season +1
Awesome series Ken with many of these images suitable as wall hangers.
Kirk
Many thanks, Captain Kirk
It was a real delight to be able to capture this as a whole sequence as opposed to a couple of one off shots. My only hope is that I get many more opportunities like this again in the future.
Glad you enjoyed and no waiting for your entry into out presegious club
Ken
First thought was WOW! Next image... WOW! Next image... WOW! You get the idea.
Congratulations Z
m! Everything certainly came together for this sequence and you captured it perfectly Ken.
Masterful work... and yes... this ones going to be hard to beat this season +1
Awesome series Ken with many of these images suitable as wall hangers.
Kirk
Many thanks, Captain Kirk
It was a real delight to be able to capture this as a whole sequence as opposed to a couple of one off shots. My only hope is that I get many more opportunities like this again in the future. Glad you enjoyed and no waiting for your entry into out presegious club
Ken
Oct 21, 2009 at 09:16 AM
p.9 #7Osprey - Holy - Grail
The term 'awesome' shouldn't be thrown around lightly, but it sure fits your series. Wow! It must have been totally exhilarating to find that you'd succeeded with getting quality shots of the entire sequence.
Oct 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM
p.9 #8Osprey - Holy - Grail
Oh wow, this is an amazing series. SO well executed, and SO SHARP. Well done on all of these.
Oct 21, 2009 at 03:37 PM
p.9 #9Osprey - Holy - Grail
geoff13 wrote:
Excellent set of detailed captures!!
Thank you, Geoffrey. I think I'm pretty happy with them
Ken
Excellent set of detailed captures!!
Thank you, Geoffrey. I think I'm pretty happy with them
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:01 AM
p.9 #10Osprey - Holy - Grail
Cool Breeze wrote:
OMG, this is one of the best series I've ever seen.
It's one of the best seires I've captured, that's for sure Thank much!
Ken
OMG, this is one of the best series I've ever seen.
It's one of the best seires I've captured, that's for sure
Thank much!Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:02 AM
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RichardBoyle wrote:
Wow - what an amazing series. I can see why it's called the holy grail! Especially when captured like this.
Thank you, Richard. This and Eagles snatching fish from the water are some of the most sought after opportunities that wildlife photograhers can hope for. In search of the Holy Grail if you will. I'd love to get a shot of a mountain lion taking down a deer some day but this will have to do for now
Ken
Wow - what an amazing series. I can see why it's called the holy grail! Especially when captured like this.
Thank you, Richard. This and Eagles snatching fish from the water are some of the most sought after opportunities that wildlife photograhers can hope for. In search of the Holy Grail if you will. I'd love to get a shot of a mountain lion taking down a deer some day but this will have to do for now
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:05 AM
p.9 #12Osprey - Holy - Grail
Wayne Willison wrote:
Well Ken, it's all been said and all deserved. This is an amazing series of high tech work and the best part is it made me think of the bird and its tremendous abilities. Until studying these images I hadn't really considered how much power it must take for a large wet bird to fly out of the "hole", as you say, and with large prey in its talons. Also it's a good thing they have small brains. Me, I'd be thinking during the dive, what if there's a rock under water and I drive my beak into that?...Show more →
Hi Wayne.
I've been fortunate to have witnessed Osprey fishing like this several times and it never ceases to amaze me that they go complete submersed in the water and drag a fish out that weighs nearly as much as they do. Those talons are something that must be seen to be appreciated, also.
Here's a close up of their amazing grasp - a one handed fly-out that I caught a couple of years ago -
http://ken.smugmug.com/photos/193157054_Y6uaW-L.jpg
Ken
Well Ken, it's all been said and all deserved. This is an amazing series of high tech work and the best part is it made me think of the bird and its tremendous abilities. Until studying these images I hadn't really considered how much power it must take for a large wet bird to fly out of the "hole", as you say, and with large prey in its talons. Also it's a good thing they have small brains. Me, I'd be thinking during the dive, what if there's a rock under water and I drive my beak into that?...Show more →
Hi Wayne.
I've been fortunate to have witnessed Osprey fishing like this several times and it never ceases to amaze me that they go complete submersed in the water and drag a fish out that weighs nearly as much as they do. Those talons are something that must be seen to be appreciated, also.
Here's a close up of their amazing grasp - a one handed fly-out that I caught a couple of years ago -
http://ken.smugmug.com/photos/193157054_Y6uaW-L.jpg
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:09 AM
p.9 #13Osprey - Holy - Grail
Ray DeBosch wrote:
Super series, Mr. Zoom! Absolutely awesome!
Ray
Many thanks for you awesome comment, Ray
Ken
Super series, Mr. Zoom! Absolutely awesome!
Ray
Many thanks for you awesome comment, Ray
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:10 AM
p.9 #14Osprey - Holy - Grail
Herderdog wrote:
Ken this series is one of the best--Holy Grail or not. Great images with losts of action and crisp detail and colors.
Very cool! I'll bet the low res files don't do these justice! Stunning!
Thank you, Bonnie. These were mostly cropped for composition only so there was plenty of resolution left over. If I had a studio this might make a good panel display on a wall somewhere.
Ken
Ken this series is one of the best--Holy Grail or not. Great images with losts of action and crisp detail and colors.
Very cool! I'll bet the low res files don't do these justice! Stunning!
Thank you, Bonnie. These were mostly cropped for composition only so there was plenty of resolution left over. If I had a studio this might make a good panel display on a wall somewhere.
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:13 AM
p.9 #15Osprey - Holy - Grail
b.a.smith wrote:
What a fantastic set Ken, the details,color and lighting are superb, I love #7 that pose is great.
alan
Alan,
As mentioned somewhere else in this overly lengthy post I got pretty lucky in that this all happened right in front of me, at the right time of day for the light and shooting with a long lens I was able to get great comps on this. Thanks for taking the time to view and comment!
Ken
What a fantastic set Ken, the details,color and lighting are superb, I love #7 that pose is great.
alan
Alan,
As mentioned somewhere else in this overly lengthy post I got pretty lucky in that this all happened right in front of me, at the right time of day for the light and shooting with a long lens I was able to get great comps on this. Thanks for taking the time to view and comment!
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:16 AM
p.9 #16Osprey - Holy - Grail
SLgdfella wrote:
Mr. Zoom
WHAT A SERIES! 7 is an accomplishment in itself, and 9 is just plain OUT of this World! The fact that you captured every photo in the sequence in such stunning detail is Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
There are time when it really pays to be shooting with a pro body and this was one of those times. I actually omitte some images from this series to keep it a reasonable size for this post.
Glad you enjoyed them and thank you very much to the look and the comments!
Ken
Mr. Zoom
WHAT A SERIES! 7 is an accomplishment in itself, and 9 is just plain OUT of this World! The fact that you captured every photo in the sequence in such stunning detail is Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
There are time when it really pays to be shooting with a pro body and this was one of those times. I actually omitte some images from this series to keep it a reasonable size for this post.
Glad you enjoyed them and thank you very much to the look and the comments!
Ken
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:18 AM
p.9 #17Osprey - Holy - Grail
Special stuff!
Don't usually call the wiff over to look at FM stuff. I did this time - she was blown away.
Don't usually call the wiff over to look at FM stuff. I did this time - she was blown away.
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:27 AM
p.9 #18Osprey - Holy - Grail
suemcc wrote:
This is a HILARIOUS variation on the Holy Grail theme -- loved it!!!!!!!! That was one dunked bird. Kudos on the series - wow!
Hilarious indeed, Susanna That poor burd was one wet hen and I'm surpirsed it could fly let alone lift off with all that carp. Determination and persistance got it a meal but who knows at what price.
Thanks Sweetie
Zm
This is a HILARIOUS variation on the Holy Grail theme -- loved it!!!!!!!! That was one dunked bird. Kudos on the series - wow!
Hilarious indeed, Susanna
That poor burd was one wet hen and I'm surpirsed it could fly let alone lift off with all that carp. Determination and persistance got it a meal but who knows at what price.Thanks Sweetie
Z
m Oct 23, 2009 at 06:42 PM
p.9 #19Osprey - Holy - Grail
thehotel wrote:
Did the MonkeyGuy take these shots for you
?
Wacky roger
Founding Member Of OOOPs
No, I had some guy named Rogelio knocked off the set for me. You didn't think I was responsible, did you?
Thank Wacky
Ken
Did the MonkeyGuy take these shots for you?Wacky roger
Founding Member Of OOOPs
No, I had some guy named Rogelio knocked off the set for me. You didn't think I was responsible, did you?
Thank Wacky
Ken
Oct 23, 2009 at 06:43 PM
p.9 #20Osprey - Holy - Grail
Thomas Sanders wrote:
Bet you were Ken!
Every frame way over the top and #10 I'm speechless
Tom (just returned from vacation to find the mobo on my processing machine DOA
)
I was what? I don't understand. You're not speechless cause you just said a lot. If your motherboard is fried how are you communicating with us? So many questions and, shoot, thanks
Ken
Bet you were
Ken!Every frame way over the top and #10 I'm speechless
Tom (just returned from vacation to find the mobo on my processing machine DOA
)I was what? I don't understand. You're not speechless cause you just said a lot. If your motherboard is fried how are you communicating with us? So many questions and, shoot, thanks
Ken
Oct 23, 2009 at 06:45 PM